A computer model of the atmospheric entry of the Tunguska object

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Lyne, James Evans ^a   Tauber, Michael E ^b   Fought, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0042229025     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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